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Number: 1521
Proto-Semitic: *wVsaʕ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be spatious, big'
Arabic: wsʕ, ysʕ [-a-]
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *wasaʕ-
Meaning: be big
Semitic: *wVsaʕ- 'be spatious, big'
Western Chadic: *was- 'swell'
East Chadic: *waHas- 'swell, become bigger'
Notes: Scarce data. Semantics problematic.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *was-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'swell'
Pa'a: wasù [MS]
Ngizim: wùsú [ShN]
Notes: assim. of vowels in Ngz
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-paa,wchet-ngz,wchet-notes,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *waHas-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'swell' 1, 'become bigger' 2
Migama: wàasé 2 [JMig
Bidiya: waas 1 [JBid]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mig,echet-bid,

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